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When the CIA Inspector General's report on interrogation practices was released last week the Obama administration also announced that it would make two important changes to detainee policy: that it would revive the practice of "extraordinary rendition" and also that it would create a new "High Value Interrogation Group." Darius ...

This month Iran is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. The revolution signified a profound paradigm shift: transitioning its monarchy to an Islamic Republic. Three decades on it remains one of the most turbulent and profound moments in the history of the modern Middle East. For a look at how the aftermath of the revolution is still shaping Iranian society, we are joined by Darius Rejali, the chair of the political science department at Reed College and the author of Torture and Democracy.

Human rights monitoring may not necessarily stop torture…it simply causes torturers to use techniques that leave no physical scars. Government interrogation expert Darius Rejali’s new exhaustive study of torture techniques is Torture and Democracy.

Events: Darius Rejali will be in conversation with Stacy Sullivan
Wednesday, March 12 at ...